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By Norman L. Kincaide, Ph.D. A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request granted by the Pike National Forest and Cimarron and Comanche National Grassland (CCNG) in reference to the revised CCNG Management Plan and Draft Assessment on September 2, 2025 by Norman Kincaide of Rocky Ford, CO, has provided an initial document drop. On February…
By Kent Brooks, historical context with observations from the research of Dr. Norman Kincaide History in Baca County and Southeast Colorado is not a straight line; it is a recurring cycle of high-altitude disconnect. Recently I began reviewing the 90 year parallels between the President Roosevelt’s 1936 drought commission and the 2025 /2026 Comanche National…
by Norman L. Kincaide, Ph.D. On February 17, 2026, the United States Forest Service (USFS) held a Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands (CCNGs) Preliminary Plan Revision Webinar by Beth Davis, Land Management Planner, Plan Revision Project Leader, during which a maximum twenty-seven individuals participated. A follow up webinar with no formal presentation was held on…
by Norman L. Kincaide, Ph.D. Why the Forest Service interest in revising the management plan for the Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands (CCNG) with 108,000 and 440,000 acres, respectively? These grasslands are supposedly threatened with urbanization, agricultural development, and overgrazing, that may compromise cultural sites and stress Species of Conservation Concern (SCC). The CCNG Draft…
Why the revision matters for Southeast Colorado—and Baca County. The deadline for comment on this process is September 25, 2025 (see more below) LA JUNTA, Colo. — Timpas Grazing Unit permit holders packed a room at Otero College on Sept. 16 before joining a U.S. Forest Service Zoom session on revising the management plan…
SPRINGFIELD, Colo., March 7, 2023— As part of the ongoing hazardous fuels reduction project, the Comanche National Grassland will conduct prescribed burns in Southeast Colorado beginning in March and continuing through mid-April, conditions permitting. The locations of the prescribed fires on range allotments are in the following areas: PROJECT NAME GENERAL LOCATION ACRES Fallas Mesa…
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